Editorial Page Thought For Evening
A man can do what he ought to do and when he says he cannot it is because he will not. James Anthony Froude offers a concise reflection on duty and will, urging personal responsibility and perseverance in moral choices. The quotation frames a disciplined stance for readers.
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James Anthony Froude
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Mom
Tessie Delrose
Tessie
United States
California
Cary Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Dark side of moon by Bruce Biossat
The piece notes Soviet Lunik success including moon hit and dark side flight. It argues Russia leads in rocket thrust and space prowess, while the U S relies on Saturn clustering. It warns of lag, budget risk, and fear that space momentum may translate to weapons advances.
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Russia
Soviet Union
U. S
Magoffin the dog and other Washington items
Washington column mixes light gossip and humor about a dog named Magoffin tied to ex Treasury secretary Humphrey. Also notes a blank mail postcard to Pakistan’s press attache, a sparrow at Lafayette Park, and a recurring bar joke with a lobster ending. A Democratic observer jokes about Nelson Rockefeller and juvenile delinquency.
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Oe Bennett
NEA
Ee Ae
Ils Lennartson
Treasury Rotary
George M. Humphrey
Nils
Air Express
Magoffin
Humphrey
Pooch
Democratic National Committee
California
Pakistan
Sayed Haq
Lafayette Park
White House
Kenneth Keating
R-Ny
TV and ads collide in a family budget skit
A columnist recounts a family night watching television and ads. The narrator and mom debate paying for the TV before purchases like a Mossy Tub beer and a Sousemclean dishwasher. Light satire targets ad culture, consumerism, and a busy home life amid jokes about fights and newspapers.
Babson Notes Trend Toward Social Equality
Roger W Babson surveys Europe and predicts a rise in social equality with radical industrial shifts ahead. He cites cheap power from sun or atomic sources, mass production, new materials, and global trade potential driven by Central Europe and Russia. He foresees electric or fuel cell autos, cheap travel, home innovations, and broader social controls by governments within 50 years.
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West Germany
Europe
Russia
Germany
United Nations
Great Britain
T.V
United States
Behind the Peace Front Khrushchev and Mao Charts
Paul Harvey reflects on Soviet and Chinese rhetoric of peace and peaceful coexistence, warning it masks a planned strategic surge against capitalism. He cites Manuilsky, Khrushchev, and Mao, noting a 700,000 strong Red China parade and a book outlining economic conquest of the United States.
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Khrushchev
Washington
Moscow
Peiping
China
Mao Tsetung
Peiping Radio
Ple
Red China
Red Press
United States
Dimitri Manuilsky
Lenin
Dometic
Helo
You
Russia
Meon
West
General Features Corp
National Careers in Retailing Week Emphasizes Opportunities
October 11 17 marks the second national Careers in Retailing Week. A committee will tour centers meeting retailers and educators to show young people that retailing offers rewarding careers. Retailing is competitive, profit driven, technology influenced, with upward mobility from entry jobs to top executives.
National Bible Week Observe Oct 19 25 1959
The 19th annual National Bible Week will run October 19 to 25 1959 with the theme The Bible and You. H E Humphreys Jr United States Rubber Company is national chairman. The Laymen's National Committee Inc sponsors the interfaith observance urging Bible reading and study.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Horace Greeley
United States Rubber Company
Humphreys
Laymen's National Committee, Inc
New York
Reinvestment of earnings eyed to aid small business growth
The American Retail Federation notes growing congressional support for reinvesting earnings to spur small and medium retailers. Tax law remains the main barrier, as current proposals would cut revenues short term but boost them long term as business profits rise benefiting the public treasury.
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American Retail Federation
Congress
Musical amateurs abound in Boyles column
HAL BOYLE notes reader mail reveals quirks of daily life from diet to weddings. He cites Americans eat 1,380 pounds of food yearly and Voltaire drank up to 50 cups of coffee daily at 80. Ontario chicken farmers tattoo birds to deter theft. two million Americans play brass instruments.
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New York
Voltaire
Japan
Italy
Signs of the Times
Canada
Ontario
George DeWitt
America
Dress fitting challenges in early Biddeford fashion
In a Biddeford publication from the era, readers learn about the social concern of making a woman’s dress both fitting and proper. The note appears amid a local paper’s masthead and publishing details, reflecting period norms and publication structure.
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Enea
When Parents Turn Friends and Let Grown Children Grow
A guide on parenting adults: cease constant guidance, criticism, and control. Parents treat grown children as equals, offer help only in crises, respect opinions, and shift from authority to supportive friendship. NEA Service outlines a mature parent child dynamic.
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NEA Service, Inc
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Washington News
Frank Tripp
Crone
Channel 999
Mossy Tub, Inc
Tutankhamen
Babson
By Roger W. Babson
Paul Harvey News
Boyles
Hal Boyle
Home
Walter Slezak
Biddeford - Saco Journal
Biddeford
Marie Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Atlantic
Associated Press
Ruth Willett
Andying
Pompeii
Senator Co Chi
City of N.E
Abbi
Lavinie
Aeneas
Draco
India
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